TOSSED Synonyms: 150 Similar and Opposite Words

tossed

verb

past tense of toss

as in lurched

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions the boat tossed to and fro in the heavy seas

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as in jerked

to make jerky or restless movements tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to sleep in the heat

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as in threw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm toss that football over here

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as in discarded

to get rid of as useless or unwanted we need to go through the basement and toss whatever we don't use

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Recent Examples of tossed Later in the inning, an irate Marmol approached Eddings and was tossed. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Christian Scott tossed three perfect innings before giving up two runs in the fourth. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026 The freshman defensive end tossed aside a San Jose State tackle with one swift move, then steamrolled a running back standing in his way. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Then the bear tossed a quick glance at Corle and fled into the underbrush. — Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026 Ryan Zeferjahn pitched a scoreless eighth and Ryan Rolison tossed a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 Royals Manager Matt Quatraro gets tossed after umpires reverse a run scoring balk taking away a run from the Royals. — Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 Minutes later the finalists will fight to stay on the back of 2,000-pound animals with names like Man Hater and Buck Nasty for eight excruciating seconds, and then dodge the bull's hooves and horns when they're tossed to the ground. — Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026 Edmunds tossed a 31-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Kye Crump to ignite a 21-point outburst in the first quarter. — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 28 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tossed

Verb

The airplane lurched skyward, and Elwood was strapped in for the ride.

— Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Markets have lurched up and down as oil prices shot higher because of the war with Iran.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of lurched

Verb

But in 1933, within a matter of days, they were jerked back into reality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026

Definition of jerked

Verb

Saturday, former Hawaii running back Tylan Hines ran for 250 yards while former Wyoming starter Kaden Anderson threw two touchdowns.

— Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Darian Mensah threw five touchdowns in his Miami debut and the Hurricanes defense held Stanford out of the end zone.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of threw

Verb

The largest iron ore magnetization roasting project in the world, which can convert discarded mine tailings into high-grade iron concentrate, has begun operations in China.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
In that process, countless models are being built and rebuilt and discarded and started from scratch again.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of discarded

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With the challenges of supply chains and higher prices on retailers’ hands, shoppers are highly attuned to these considerations and can be swayed by retailers who demonstrate their ability to deliver on time and as promised.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Throughout the performances, River had her arm around Remy as the siblings swayed, clapped and whooped for their mom.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of swayed

Verb

One woman ordered some home furniture while two children fidgeted nearby.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Between each dance was an excruciating silence during which network-TV producers monitored and reset their equipment while the men fidgeted onstage like excitable children.

— Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026

Definition of fidgeted

Verb

Last month, Vance hurled himself into an obscure debate over burrito prices to make a gratuitous swipe at a conservative Washington Post columnist’s weight.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Another member of Colorado’s group finally had enough and hurled an orange Gatorade bottle up at the fans.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of hurled

Verb

By the time Warners dumped it into theaters, however, too many bad feelings had accumulated between the executives and Ferrara for anyone to have much incentive to make the picture a success.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
Just 10 days later, Hurricane Ivan dumped more rain in an unprecedented double whammy for the mountainous region far from the coast.

— Ren Larson, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026